T r av is P i ck i n g F o r Be Beg ginn in n er s t a u gh t b y F r eed d Sok olow
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C ONTENTS Nine Pound Hammer —Backup ...............................................................................3 Nine Pound Hammer —Melody (Verse) ...............................................................4 Nine Pound Hammer —Melody (Chorus) ............................................................4 Nine Pound Hammer —Melody with Thum b-Bass, with and without Syncopation ........................................................................5 I Am A Pilgrim —Melody ............................................................................................7 I Am A Pilgrim —Backup and Melody with Thumb-Bass, with and without Syncopation ........................................................................8 Windy And Warm —Melody of Part 1 ................................................................. 11 Windy And Warm —Part 1 w ith Thum b-Bass................................................... 11 Windy And Warm —Part 2 w ith Thum b-Bass................................................... 12 Windy And Warm —Part 3 w ith Thum b-Bass................................................... 12 Windy And Warm —Ending .................................................................................... 13 Whispering —Melody ............................................................................................... 14 Whispering —w ith Thumb-Bass............................................................................ 15 Mack The Knife —Melody ....................................................................................... 17 Mack The Knife —w ith Thumb-Bass.................................................................... 18
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